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Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley’s decision not to seek re-election to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas is welcome news to Philadelphia’s social justice and abolitionist movements who have organized efforts calling for her resignation. This decision effectively brings her three-decades long reign of judicial incompetence and repression to an end. During that time, Judge …

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Contact:Connease Warren713-304-8990connease@straight-ahead.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 21, 2023 – Survivors and family members will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, Filbert Street at 12:30pm immediately following a court hearing to resolve more than 30 excessive probation and other problematic sentences imposed by Judge Genece …

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Hundreds Rallied in Harrisburg, Demanding an End to Death by Incarceration On Tuesday September 20th at 1 pm, hundreds of people from across the state rallied on the front steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg to demand an end to Life without Parole, also known as Death By Incarceration.  Participants called on the Pennsylvania …

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